The Greenhouse Mystery

Ted Wilford And His Friend, Nelson Morgan Encounter Mysterious Goings-On At A Greenhouse Owned By The Bowens, A Successful Couple The Forestdale Town Crier Has Sent Them To Interview.The Principal Target Of The Suspicious Circumstances Seems To Be A Lavender Rose Developed By Mrs. Bowen Which She Is Getting Ready To Patent. Since The Effort, Skill, And Facilities Necessary To Grow Such A Rose Are Considerable, It Is Important To Find Out Who Is Trying To Steal The Records As Well As The Rose Itself.Beside Learning A Good Deal About The Operation Of A Moderately Large Commercial Greenhouse, Ted And Nelson Get Mixed Up In Several Midnight Chases, Including A Dangerous One Over A Swamp To Find Someone Who Has Been Exposed To Poisonous Fumigants In The Greenhouse. They Also Trace A Forgery And Search For A Criminal With An Apparent Craving For Salami.